Raymond James Financial Upgrades Welltower (NYSE:WELL) to Moderate Buy

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) was upgraded by stock analysts at Raymond James Financial to a “moderate buy” rating in a report released on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $245.00 target price on shares of Welltower in a report on Monday, May 4th. Mizuho set a $239.00 target price on Welltower in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $238.00 target price on shares of Welltower in a report on Monday. Wall Street Zen raised Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Welltower from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $231.25.

Welltower Trading Down 3.2%

Shares of NYSE WELL opened at $206.65 on Tuesday. Welltower has a 12 month low of $148.97 and a 12 month high of $221.68. The company has a market cap of $145.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 102.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a quick ratio of 4.31, a current ratio of 4.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $210.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $201.41.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.34. Welltower had a return on equity of 3.45% and a net margin of 11.96%.The business had revenue of $3.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.12 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.20 earnings per share. Welltower’s revenue was up 38.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.210-6.350 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Welltower will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Welltower

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Leonteq Securities AG lifted its stake in Welltower by 92.3% in the 1st quarter. Leonteq Securities AG now owns 125 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its stake in Welltower by 124.6% in the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 137 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC lifted its stake in Welltower by 84.4% in the 3rd quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC now owns 142 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Welltower by 62.8% in the 4th quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 153 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. purchased a new stake in Welltower in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. 94.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Welltower Company Profile

Welltower Inc (NYSE: WELL) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires and manages real estate serving the health care industry. The company specializes in healthcare infrastructure, owning and operating a diversified portfolio of senior housing, post-acute and long-term care communities, and outpatient medical properties. Welltower’s assets are designed to support the delivery of health care services through a combination of leased properties, joint ventures, and other capital arrangements with health care operators and providers.

The company’s property types include assisted living, memory care, independent living and skilled nursing facilities, as well as medical office buildings and other outpatient-care real estate such as ambulatory surgery centers and specialty clinics.